Lyon on Wednesday

[Marky]

Any news on the injury front?

Daily Mirror reporting we could be without 12 players. Seriously depressing stuff it that's the case

Dreading this match.

[Bender]

A Aquilani
A Riera
G Johnson
S Gerrard
Torres
Agger
feel free to add more

[Reece]

A Aquilani
A Riera
G Johnson
S Gerrard
Torres
Agger
feel free to add more

Aurelio
Skrtel
N'Gog
Kelly

[tsb]

Wow, if there ever was a mauling in the making...

[ronanm]

Lyon lost 4-1 aaway against Nice at the weekend. Not sure if he's playing, but Boumsong is one of their first choice defenders. If that's the case, they can't be that good ffs. Missing 12 players is a big ask but it's not beyond us to get the 3 points imo.

[red g]

A Aquilani
A Riera
G Johnson
S Gerrard
Torres
Agger
feel free to add more

Aurelio
Skrtel
N'Gog
Kelly

Cavalieri
a dossena

[Roboklopp]

dear god, this is gonna make olypiakos look like a walk in the park

[tsb]

dear god, this is gonna make olypiakos look like a walk in the park

Been thinking about that game all weekend. If ever there was a time for a backs to the wall crucial win...

[Exiled_red]

Are all of Aquilani, Riera, Johnson, Gerrard, Torres, Agger, Aurelio, Skrtel, Ngog, Kelly, Cavalieri and Dossena all definately out?

I was hoping all the guys who went down with the bug would have recovered and one or two injuries recovered also. That would have given us a decent chance

[Reece]

Nah not definitely, I think we are just speculating as to worst case scenario really.

[Shaggy]

It's gonna be horrible.

[Exiled_red]

Nah not definitely, I think we are just speculating as to worst case scenario really.

Prays

[Bender]

Rafa Benitez is hopeful of having summer signing Alberto Aquilani available for selection in Wednesday's crunch Champions League clash with Lyon.
The Italy international is recovering well from a virus which kept him out of Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Fulham.

His return to the squad would be a boost for Benitez, who will definitely be without Steven Gerrard (groin), Albert Riera (hamstring), Martin Kelly (ankle) and Martin Skrtel (muscle) for the Group E encounter.

"Aquilani had a virus. He trained today but was a little bit weak. Hopefully in two days' time he will be better," said Benitez.

"Gerrard won't travel to Lyon. He has no chance. He is improving but we have to wait. He has had an injection but we have to wait two or three days and see how he reacts.

"Skrtel has no chance. He has a small muscle problem. It's not too big but he is feeling something."

Meanwhile, the Liverpool manager will make late fitness calls on the recovering Daniel Agger (back), Glen Johnson (calf), Fabio Aurelio (calf) and David Ngog (ankle), none of whom travelled to Craven Cottage.

Benitez said: "Agger is improving - he will travel and we will then decide. He felt something in his back but it's much better now. We have to wait and see how he reacts.

"Fabio is improving but he still has a small problem in his calf, so we will have to wait.

"Ngog is much better, so he could be available.

"Johnson is training and working with the physios but he is a doubt at this moment. He will travel to Lyon and we will see."

Elsewhere, much was made of Benitez's decision to substitute Fernando Torres after 63 minutes of the Fulham loss with the score 1-1.

However, the boss feared his star striker could sustain a more serious injury had he stayed on the field.

Torres has yet to reach full fitness following an adductor injury suffered on international duty last month.

"I was surprised with the critics after the game because Fernando has had problems in the last month after the international games," said Benitez.

"We are trying to manage because he was close to having an operation. Still this morning, two days after the game, he is feeling something.

"He is not comfortable. He has not got the power he had before, so we have to manage and try to protect him. He cannot play well if you keep pushing him. Maybe if you push him he will be injured for a long time.

"So, I am really surprised with the critics. When you talk about big names, people just analyse the names and not how the player is when he is on the pitch. He was not 100 per cent fit.

"We have to take Fernando to Lyon because we don't have too many options. We have to keep working with him and the rest of the players."

[souliv]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N166301091102-1449.htm

Update from the club , Gerrard definitely out as is Riera, Skrtel and Kelly

[pondus]

I really hope Johnson is fit, as Kelly is injured and Degen is not even registered.. Maybe a back four of Carra, Agger, Kyrgiakos and Insua, if Aurelio is injured and Agger is fit? What a mess..